UI, UNILAG, three other federal universities get new governing councils

The Governing Councils of five federal universities in Nigeria have been reconstituted following the dissolution of the previous councils by the federal government.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, Sonny Echono, in Abuja, on Thursday.
The affected universities are University Ibadan (UI), University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), University of Lagos (UNILAG), Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife and Maritime University in Delta.
Mr Echono listed members of the new council of UI as Odigie Oyegun, Chairman; Masud Kazaure, Abba Yaro, Abubakar Maikafi and Emeka Nwagbo as members.
For UNIPORT, the governing council members are Senator Andrew Uchendu as Chairman while Kolo Uzamat, Commodore D. T. Hinga, Mohammed Makarfi and Ahmed Al-Mustapha are members.
“For UNILAG, we have Dr Lanre Tejuosho as Chairman, with Dr Aminu Ahmed, Dr Uro Gardner, Chief Chinedu Adindi and Mr Mustafa Salihu as members.
“Also, OAU has Chief Oscar Udoji as Chairman with Capt. Bala Jibrin, Mr Eugene Odo, Dr Lateef Babata and Alhaji Saidu Bako as members,” the statement read.
According to the University of Ibadan, the Council is the supreme governing authority of the University responsible for those policy decisions which have financial implications, the general management of the affairs of the University, and, in particular, the control of the property and expenditure of the University.
The Council also has powers to do anything, which, in its opinion, is calculated to facilitate the carrying-on of the activities of the University, including the regulation of the constitution and conduct of the University.
In July 2020, the federal government also inaugurated the governing council of 13 federal universities.
The Universities are Federal university Lokoja, Federal University; Lafia Nasarawa; Federal University, Kashere, Gombe; Federal University Wukari Taraba; Federal University Dutsin Ma, Katsina; Federal University Dutse Jigawa; Ndufu Alike Ebonyi; Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Federal University, Otuoke; Federal University, Birin Kebbi; Federal University Gusau; Federal University Zamfara; Federal University Gashua, Yobe; and Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo Benue.
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